Collaboration with AOC has identified non-standard display timings as the root cause of 60Hz SST flickering exhibited by the AOC U2868PQU panel on certain AMD Radeon™ graphics cards. A software workaround has been implemented in AMD Catalyst 14.7 RC driver to resolve the display timing issues with this display.

Users are further encouraged to obtain newer display firmware from AOC that will resolve flickering at its origin.

Users are additionally advised to utilize DisplayPort-certified cables to ensure the integrity of the DisplayPort data connection.

Yeah, They don't even change number...It's still says its 14.6 RC in CCC for me.

windrunnerxj
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#4870257 Posted on: 07/10/2014 09:53 PM
Did they fix BSODs with this version? Those were from HW acceleration, I think or whenever I tried to play BF3 or CIV5 with my browser open. Launch the game and get a BSOD -> reboot and launch the game again -> game starts fine.

Started from 14.6, I've seen some similar posts about this issue so I had to roll back to 14.4

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#4870258 Posted on: 07/10/2014 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by WittyScreenName

Not updating drivers untill they make major performance enhancements or fix the heat "thing" that was introduced in 14.6.

Still no word as to WHY every single card runs 5-10c hotter with 14.6 compared to drivers earlier than 14.4

I dont have this issue with my crossfire 7850s. Even with high oc of 1150/1400. Thought they have AIO H50s on them and memory heatsinks. Always under 50c load.

Thanks asder00. Gonna download. Each one since 14.6 beta has made my new eyefinity setup with mixed monitors work better.

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#4870263 Posted on: 07/10/2014 09:59 PM
AMD still has a lot of issues to fix....
High temps, OpenGL performance issues, Mantle optimizations in BF4 for 7xxx cards, and more. The first two were only introduced in 14.4 and newer drivers. Hard to imagine they might've been fixed without even updating the component numbers :@.

Edit: Official release notes indicate that this driver includes an updated crossfire profile for PvZ Garden Warfare, and a fix to reduce flickering in one specific monitor. COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL.

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#4870271 Posted on: 07/10/2014 10:07 PM
thanks asder.

@AMD, waiting 1 month for...? 14.6 rc with an other name? i can't see differences in release note.

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#4870279 Posted on: 07/10/2014 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by derpyQ

AMD still has a lot of issues to fix....
High temps, OpenGL performance issues, Mantle optimizations in BF4 for 7xxx cards, and more. The first two were only introduced in 14.4 and newer drivers. Hard to imagine they might've been fixed without even updating the component numbers :@.

Edit: Official release notes indicate that this driver includes an updated crossfire profile for PvZ Garden Warfare, and a fix to reduce flickering in one specific monitor. COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL.

Looks like they've just added a couple of extra fixes to the 14.6s, but seen as were now in July, they've had to call em 14.7, as Julys the 7th month

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#4870282 Posted on: 07/10/2014 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by freeman94

Yeah, They don't even change number...It's still says its 14.6 RC in CCC for me.

For me too.. Say 14.6 RC in CCC and GPU-Z.

Thank you asder00

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#4870287 Posted on: 07/10/2014 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WittyScreenName

Not updating drivers untill they make major performance enhancements or fix the heat "thing" that was introduced in 14.6.

Still no word as to WHY every single card runs 5-10c hotter with 14.6 compared to drivers earlier than 14.4

I'm not convinced the "heat" thing was ever proved, certainly not across the board. I've definitely not seen any before/after comparisons, either.

Personally, I've not noticed any difference in temps at all between these and the last 6+ sets but that doesn't mean that newer generations 260/290 don't see such behavior. I'd be curious to know if you were willing to do some proper testing on the matter.

That being said, I don't exactly feel compelled to swap these in for the rc2's, either.

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#4870293 Posted on: 07/10/2014 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by PieEyedPiper

Personally, I've not noticed any difference in temps at all between these and the last 6+ sets but that doesn't mean that newer generations 260/290 don't see such behavior.

I didn't measure the temps but my fan was noticeably louder on 14.6RC1 than on 14.4 or older versions. I doubt they screwed up automatic fan control (that's what I use) and I've seen posts about temp being 5-10c higher than usual.

I didn't measure the temps but my fan was noticeably louder on 14.6RC1 than on 14.4 or older versions. I doubt they screwed up automatic fan control (that's what I use) and I've seen posts about temp being 5-10c higher than usual.

I was just thinking about that, if the issue was a matter of fan profiles.

If the issue is widespread and people are, in fact, getting temps of 5-10*C hotter (idle AND load) using 14.6+ I would have expected further study.

For a moment, I was all swept up, myself, into the notion that my card was running hotter when those reports started appearing. Fortunately, it was just a good 'ol case of placebo.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Gizmo

Thanks for the effort Asder,but Wow.....AMD neck and neck with Creative on useful driver updates and not fixing glaring problems....what a f*n joke

Now that's some funny ish!

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#4870308 Posted on: 07/10/2014 10:36 PM
Could the temperature issue be related to higher ambient temperatures? Personally, I haven't seen any noticeable increases on my system with AMD video cards.

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#4870316 Posted on: 07/10/2014 10:46 PM
I have not seen an increase either, or at least not noticeable to make me an impression. Usually driver with temps increase is a good one, meaning card gets used more = more fps and/or smoother play in the games. If you have played a specific game and now you see it runs hotter then congrats - they might have optimized the drivers for it

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#4870318 Posted on: 07/10/2014 10:46 PM
I'm afraid I might leave the AMD-bandwagon (donkey) for Nvidia in a few months, had enough of lousy drivers, zero optimizations, stutter, lack of drivers and Mantle support for older +32nm cards.